Butterfly Berry Basket

Hello, everyone! Thank you for stopping by. Today, I am sharing with you a basket that is made using the Berry Basket Bigz L Die from the Occasions Catalog. I believe, there are a lot of things you can use this die for gifts, shower favors, to name a few. I don't know why, but I really like 3-D projects. Maybe, because they are more exciting than just a card. I know, it isn't just a card when you make them yourself. I too love giving cards and making them special for whoever it is I am making them for. I just still tend to like the 3-D stuff more.

This is a list of Stampin' Up! supplies needed to create this.
Cardstock: Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, and Best Year Ever DSP
Tools: Big Shot, Berry Basket Bigz L Die, Butterflies Thinlits Dies, and the Bigz Beautiful Butterly (retired)
Accessories: Artisan Embellishment Kit

I still have not totally decided what I want to put into this little basket. I am planning on giving it away as a gift, though. Please, leave a comment if you would like. If not, thank you for stopping by, anyhow. I hope you have been inspired to create a basket yourself!

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Star Ornaments

 Merry Christmas Eve, everyone!! I wanted to share with you the stars I made for my Christmas tree this year. I used the paper from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog called "Trim the Tree Designer Series Paper Stack." The only problem I ran into was I ran out of paper to make them. I didn't use some of the colors that were in the pack because they would not have matched as well. I guess I should have bought two of the paper stacks.

A big reason I chose to make these is because of my grandson. My daughter said he kept knocking the tree over because he was fascinated with the lights. He also was taking the bulbs off of the tree and throwing them. He thought they were a ball. I figured by making these nothing would get broke and he would not get hurt. 

I got the idea to make these from another Stampin' Up! demonstrator. You can get access to the YouTube video by visiting her blog here. She made big ones that were 16" in size, I made ones that are only 6" in size. I found it was easier to use only 5 pieces of paper, instead of 6. That is how mine became stars and not snowflakes.

Just to help you out a bit, she also used a stapler from Stampin' Up! I have not purchased it, yet, but I am planning on getting one when I place my next order. I tried using mini glue dots in place of the staples. I found that the middle sections did not want to stay adhered. The stapler I had was too big. I am not sure if the one you can get from Stampin' Up! is small enough to use for this or not. You will have to try and see, if you have it. I actually think besides the stapler the Tombo glue would work best. It would just take a little longer to dry.

Stampin' Up! supplies used to create these.
Cardstock: Trim the Tree Designer Series Paper Stack
Tools: Big Shot and Stars Framelits
Accessories: Silver Trim Tinsel  and Frosted Finishes Embellishments (both of these items are retired)

Have a Merry Christmas!
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Curvy Keepsake Box Turkeys

Hello everyone! I hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving! I really had a nice time with my family. I just love being able to spend time with them.
 As I promised in my last post. Here are the turkeys I made for my 3 grandsons. They maybe did not enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them for them, but that is the fun in being able to give something that you have made yourself. Yes, that gives me a lot of joy!!

When making these I was inspired by another lady that made and shared hers on Pinterest. If you would like to see her turkey you can click here. It is not the top one that you see first that inspired me, but the one that is  next. It was so elegant and more the look that I wanted to create myself.
As I have shared before, I don't like to case what someone else creates. Due to that reason, mine is similar in some ways, and yet different. I decided to share two of the turkeys up close and then one that has the three of them altogether. Each one is just a little bit different than the other ones, but still very much the same.

Stampin' Up! items used to create these little guys:

Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, and Whisper White
Tools: Big Shot, Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Die, Feathers Framelits Dies, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Owl Builder Punch (eyes), and Petite Pennants Builder (beak)
Accessories: Neutrals Candy Dots, Autumn Wooden Elements, clothespin (not SU!), and leaves (not SU!)

Thank you, once again, for visiting my blog. This is something I enjoy doing and is my outlet. I hope you like what you see and go away inspired to try and create something yourself. There is so much joy in creating something yourself and then giving it away!!
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Blended Bloom Pin #2

I wanted to say that I am sorry. It has been a while since I have shared anything on here. I have had some changes going on in my life due to getting a new job and also having a third grandson born. Both of these things are for the good. I will try very hard to not leave so much time go by for now on.
If you follow me, you will remember that I said I would probably share more pins that can be made using the Blended Bloom Stamp Set. The one I am sharing with you today is made with Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Up Blendabilities.

 I had someone ask me if the Crystal Effects changes the color of the Stampin' Blendabilities. I can honestly say that with the Melon Mambo Blendabilities I did not notice any change in the color. With this set though, I did notice it did affect the color. With that said, I still think it turned out pretty good. If you play around with other colors you may notice some change, too.

I like to share two different views sometimes so you can see the layering, as well as what it looks like from the front.
Stampin' Up! Supplies needed to create this pin.
Stamp Set: Blended Bloom
Stampin' Blendabilities: Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight
Tools: Paper Snips and Crystal Effects
Accessories: Antique Brads

If you have a minute, please leave a comment telling me what you think. I would love to hear from you. If you have any questions you can ask that too.
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Maritime Curvy Keepsake Box

When I seen the new Curvy Keepsake Box in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog, I knew it was something I wanted to order. I tend to like to purchase the box makers because they are great for little gifts and favors for weddings, showers, and birthdays. You just never know what you will one day be asked to make for someone or you may need it for something personal, for instance, your own daughter is having a shower

This little box is very easy to make. The one you see I created has no stamping in it at all. The images I used are from the Maritime Designer Series Paper. I just cut the whale out using Paper Snips. The tags come with the Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies. I just used sections of the Maritime DSP for those and then used cardstock to compliment each one.

Stampin' Up! supplies:
Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Real Red, and Night of Navy
Tools: Paper Snipe, Big Shot, and Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies
Accessory: Baked Brown Sugar Thick Baker's Twine

I think this would be really cute to use as favors for a little boys birthday party. Thank you for checking out my blog. Please, be inspired to create one yourself.
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Blended Bloom Pin

Even though I myself am not a jewelry person, I thought this Blended Bloom flower stamp would make a pretty pin. There is a ton of things that can be done to this flower stamp to make it even different than what I have come up with. You could add more layers. You could use a fancy brad in the middle of the flower. The colors you choose could be endless. Maybe, even more than what I just suggested could be done. You may be seeing more of these in the near future. Just because I think it would be fun to play with.

I tried to capture the layers in the picture above. I can see them, so you should be able to, as well.

Stamping supplies needed to create this pin.
Stamp: Blended Bloom
Cardstock: Whisper White
Ink: Tuxedo Black Momento
Stampin' Blendabilities: Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight sets
Accessory: Pin Back

An optional idea is to create your own box. I have created one, but I did not take a picture of it. You can use your Simply Scored Scoring Tool or the new Gift Box Punch Board in the Holiday Catalog to create it.
The only other thing I did was cut a piece of Basic Black Cardstock into a square, put 2 holes in it, and attached the pin through it. I think this would be a great craft fair idea!
Please, tell me what you think.
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Spiral Flower Fry Box Favor

I had a hard time trying to decide if I wanted to purchase the Hamburger Box or the Fry Box. You can tell which one won out. Not only did I want to try out the Fry Box Bigz Die, but I also wanted to try out the Spiral Flower Originals Die, too. I thought it would make a very nice little favor to give away to someone special. The person that is going to get this is one of my customers.

Stampin' Up! supplies needed to recreate one of these.
Cardstock: Basic Black and Typeset Specialty DSP
Tools: Big Shot, Fry Box Bigz L Die, Spiral Flower Originals Die, and Flower Frenzy Bigz L Die
Accessories:Very Vanilla 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon and Cellophane Bag (retired), treat of your choice

These would be great to use as a wedding favor! Tell me what you think. Please, leave a comment.
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Mickey Mouse Hereshey's Nugget Cake

 Hello everyone! I don't know about you, but I am tired of the cold and snow. Part of the reason I have not posted much is because my craft area is in the basement. Even with a heater it still has been very cold. When I do come down to work on a project I don't last very long before I am back upstairs trying to get warmed up, again. Even so, I have still been able to work on some things, just a little at a time.
I don't know if you have ever seen a cake made out of the Hershey's Nuggets before, but I have and wanted to make one for my Grandson's birthday party that is coming up here very soon. As you can see by the picture, he loves Mickey Mouse. He has liked watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse for quite some time. You can also tell that he will be turning 2 years old.
This was so worth the effort of making. I actually got my idea from Pinterest. If you do a search in Pinterest, you will find quite a few different ones that can give you some ideas of how to create one. I know someone even has a tutorial. I looked at it, but did not take there advice on what to use to put in the middle of each layer. I can not bring myself to use toilet paper rolls! It grosses me out! I used round plastic containers for the bottom two layers. You could use paper towel or gift wrap rolls for an alternative also. For the top I just used cardstock.

These are the Stampin' Up! products used to create this nugget cake.
Hershey's Nuggets (not Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Real Red, Basic Black, and Whisper White
Stamp Set: Happiest Birthday Wishes (Retired)
MDS: For the number 2
Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Circle Bigz Die, 2 3/8" and 1 1/4" scallop circle punches, and Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Blossom Petals Builder Punch (retired), Owl Builder Punch, Circle Framelits, Small Oval Punch, 1/2" circle punch, 1 1/4 and 1 3/8" circle punches
Accessories: 1/4" and 3/8" grosgrain ribbon in Real Red, Whisper White, and Basic Black (retired), Earth Elements Candy Dots
The other non-Stampin' Up! thing I used was lollipop sticks for the balloons and Mickey.

Thanks for looking, feel free to leave a comment, and stop by again.
Have a great day!!
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Christmas Frestive Flurry Gifts

I hope everyone had a very Merry CHRISTmas! New Years is just around the corner. Before the New Year arrives, I wanted to share with you some little gifts I made up for my three office managers. They are all alike, but different in colors. These are fun and easy to create, as long as you have the tools. I will share with you what you need.

These are created with all Stampin' Up! products, except for the clear bags.
Cardstock: Basic Black, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Modern Medley DSP, Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, and Winter Frost Specialty DSP
Classic Ink: StazOn Black, Real Red, Coastal Cabana,  and Island Indigo
Stampin' Write Markers: Basic Gray, Real Red, and Island Indigo
Stamp Set: Perfect Blend
Tools: Big Shot, Festive Flurry Framelits Dies, Fancy Favor Die (retired), Top Note Die, Northern Flurry Embossing Folder, and Blender Pens
Accessories: Large Pearl Basic Jewel, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, and Frosted Finishes Embellishments

In case you wonder, my managers loved them. They think I am so creative. I think, if you have the right tools you can do about anything. I hope you enjoy them, too.

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Festive Flurry Framelits Easel Card

It has been a little while since I have posted. Sometimes the busyness of life gets in the way. I hope everyone had a very nice Thanksgiving. I really enjoyed my family and being able to get to spend some time with all of them.

I don't know about you, but I am ready to get things ready for Christmas. This easel card can be the kick-off for it. I had never made an easel card. I watched how to make one on YouTube and off to work I went. 

This card has many layers. Due to that reason, it is heavy. To help give some support for the snowflake to stand up better, I attached a toothpick underneath. It also keeps it in place that way.

When I purchased the Festive Flurry Framelits Dies, I did not purchase the stamp set that went along with it. I just used designer series paper form the Winter Frost paper stack and the Winter Frost Specialty DSP. 

If you would like to try and make one of these, here is the list of Stampin' Up supplies you will need.

Cardstock:  Island Indigo, Whisper White, Brushed Silver, and Winter Frost DSP
Ink:  Classic Island Indigo
Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Tools:  Big Shot, Festive Flurry Framelits, and Bitty Banners Framelits
Accessories:  Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle and Frosted Finishes Embellishments

You can do what I did and go to YouTube to see how one is made. Before you go, leave a comment if you would like. Thank you for looking!!
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Modern Medley Tea Bag Holder

As promised, I am sharing with you a 3-D project, today! I did not come up with this idea on my own. I seen it on Pinterest and knew it would be fun to make. I sometimes have a hard time making some things because I think to myself when would I ever use it. I did consider that when I was playing with the idea of making this item, but I thought I should do it anyhow. As you can see, I did.

To be honest, I still need to buy some tea bags to fill this up. I am not a tea drinker. I really would like to find a type of tea that would maybe somewhat match, but I do not know if that is possible. If you are a tea drinker and have a suggestion, that would be much appreciated. I thank you.

Stampin' Up! items used to create this.
Cardstock:  Basic Black, Real Red, Very Vanilla, and Modern Medley DSP
Stamp Set: From My Heart
Ink: Black Staz' On
Tools:  Big Shot, Little Leaves Sizzlit, Deco Labels Collection Framelits, 1 1/4" and 1 3/4" scallop circle punches, Simply Scored Scoring Tool
Accessories: Glimmer Brad Basics and Neutrals Brads (retired)

I hope you have been inspired to try and create one of these for yourself. It would be great to use for a gift or a craft fair. Thank you for stopping by. All comments are always welcome.

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Holiday Stocking Gift Card Holders

Well, I pray all of you had a wonderful Christmas. I had a nice time with mine. I keep saying next year will be better because my daughter and her family will be moved back home. It will be nice having them closer to home again. Wyoming is quite a ways away.

 I realize Christmas is over, but I still wanted to share with you some gift card holders I made using the Holiday Stocking Bigz L die. These can be used for little things that can then be hung on your Christmas tree or attach them to a gift. I have also used this die for a baby shower banner when my grandson was about to be born.

Island Indigo, Cherry Cobbler, and Very Vanilla

Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, and Very Vanilla

Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, and Very Vanilla

I think you know who these were made for by the tags I have on them. The designer series paper is from the Holiday Catalog, which is only good until January 2, and it is called Festival of Prints. I used a Big Shot, the Holiday Stocking Bigz L die, the Houndstooth, Vintage Wallpaper, and Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folders. The stamp set I made the sentiments from is called Family Reunion. For the rosettes I used my Simply Scored Scoring Tool. I used the Snow Flurry Bigz Die and the Ornament Punch! I also used Champagne Mist and Frost White Shimmer paint to add some sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting. Have a Happy New Year.

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Tile Coasters

I had a wedding shower to go to and needed something to give. I finally decided to give coasters a try. I had bought the tiles quite a while back (a year or two ago). These were simple to make, fun to do, and turned out beautifully.

The bride to be that I made these for has already told me that a couple of people have already asked her where she got them from. When she tells them a lady that she works with made them they don't believe her.

I am really wanting to have a class making these. They are easy and don't cost a lot to make. The great thing is they look like they were expensive. I have to be honest and say that I did not come up with this idea all on my own. There are a few people on Stampin' Connection that I was inspired from. I did not case what they did, but they were the ones that helped me come up with this idea.

I used the En Francais background stamp and the Just Believe stamp set. I also used black Staz On ink. As for the tag, it is made using the two tags bigz die and the big shot machine. I used the lacy brocade textured impressions embossing folder. The stamped image is also from the Just Believe stamp set and the sentiment is from the Pennant Parade stamp set. I use the flower from the boho blossom punch and a jewels basic rhinestone. I also added a cork square to the back of the tiles to keep them from scratching furniture. One more thing. I used 5/8" black grosgrain ribbon, which is retired.
I hope this inspires you to try to create some. I was very happy with how they turned out. Please leave a comment if you would like.

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Pillow Box Wedding Favors

Hello! I have been working on a couple of projects lately. This one I have done for my daughter, of which, she is getting married on Tuesday. The thing that kind of stinks though, is that I used mostly retired products to make these. I hope you still like them though and I am sure some of you have some of these products still too.

To make these I used elegant eggplant, basic black, and very vanilla cardstock. To do the writing I used the MDS program. I used the Big Shot along with the pillow box die (retired) and the vintage wallpaper embossing folder. I used the decorative label and curly label punches. The ribbon was very vanilla satin 5/8 inch (retired). The flowers are not stampin' up! I used those because they matched and it saved me some time from having to make them.
Thanks for visiting and I hope you like them enough that you would want to make some also. Oh, they have m & m's in them. Mmmm good!

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Carter's Wish Book

Do you remember when I had originally posted about Carter's Wishes? Well, I have finished up his book. I think this is such a cute idea to do for the baby to be. It is a lifelong keepsake for the child.
The pages inside of the book were created on whisper white card stock using the MDS (My Digital Studio) program from Stampin' Up! Probably a good idea is to make sure you put a note at the bottom of each page saying who the people were. Over time you may forget who they were otherwise. I know that my daughter had quite a few people from her work attend. They filled in their wishes, but eventually you usually lose contact with a lot of those people. This is why making a little note of who they were and even how you knew them is a good idea to add.

Above is the picture of what the book looks like from the front cover. Most things I used to make this were retired Stampin' Up! products. Also, the binding system I used is not Stampin' Up because currently we do not sell anything to bind with that is made by them. The plain card stock is current: certainly celery, so saffron, bashful blue, and whisper white. Of course, this could be made using all current items from Stampin' Up! if you would like. I just loved the retired designer series paper for this project.

I pray someone else loves this idea and would like to use it sometime too. It is such a neat keepsake to have for the little one that is about to be born. By the way, Carter can come any day now. Guess who is very happy about that, besides mom and dad?

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Christmas Projects

I pray that all of you had a wonderful Christmas. My husband and I had our family here for dinner. We enjoyed our time together.
I have added a couple of pictures of some things I made. As you will see they are not Stampin' Up! only this time. I crocheted covers for the candy canes added ribbon and a little tag. The tag was made using the jewelry tag punch and the saying is from the stamp set "Tiny Tags." I could have used Stampin' Up! ribbon, but I chose not too, it is just from a craft store.

The Christmas ornament below was made using retired Stampin' Up! rub-ons, silver elastic cord, and clear trim tinsel. Once again, the only thing that is current Stampin' Up! is the jewelry punch tag and the saying is from the stamp set "Tiny Tags."

The three candy canes you see I ended up giving to the head cashiers where I work. I have not done anything with the ornament as of yet. I may keep it for myself or give it to one of my daughters.
Have a great day! If you have family from out of town, like I do, enjoy your time with them. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Please leave a comment if you would like.

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Snowflake Holiday Stocking

Christmas is coming!! We are not doing much this year for Christmas, but I did buy this die from Stampin' Up! for my Big Shot. This is the first stocking I have made and I love it. I did spend a lot of time making it and thinking about how I wanted it to look. I made this one for my grandson. His mom and dad can keep it as an ornament if they want to.

I wanted to give you some different views, once again, so you can see the dimension. I do not know if you can tell from the pictures or not, but the middle bashful blue area and the bashful blue scallop are sprayed with the frost white shimmer paint. I also used brushed silver and night of navy cardstock.

I used everything current Stampin' Up! product, except for the button, which it is retired because it is bashful blue and the current color is marina mist. Sorry about that.

Some of the other things I used to create this stocking are the Big Shot, Holiday Stocking Bigz L Die, the Snow Burst textured impressions embossing folder, the snowflake punch, the stocking builder punch, the stamp set "stitched stockings," the simply scored scoring tool, the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, and the scallop trim border punch. Putting on the mini jingle bells also gave it a little more dimension.
I had a ton of fun making this for my grandson. I am still not sure of what I am going to put in it, but I will figure out something.
Thanks for looking at my blog. I hope I have inspired you to try and make one of these too. Please leave a comment if you have time.

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Butterfly Coffee Bag Holder

This is for all of you coffee drinkers, instead of tea drinkers. I looked for ideas for another gift for my upcoming class. I thought it would be nice to make a coffee bag holder. I could not find any for coffee. All of the ones I seen were for tea bags. The problem is tea bags are smaller than coffee bag singles. Due to this problem I had to design my own holder. It was very easy to do though.

I had already said I wanted to keep the same colors as the other 2 gift projects. I was true to my word. The picture above is the front of the holder. The picture below shows you how I made the inside. In case you are wondering why I didn't make it hold 2 coffee bag singles, it is because it would have made the paper longer than 12 inches. I could have made it longer by gluing another piece to the end. Guess what? I did not want to do that.


This last picture you see above shows you that it is 1/4" thick and not just folded in half. Once again, I love this color combination. This class should be a lot of fun to do.
Thanks for looking and please leave a comment. Yes, I love to know what you think.

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